66% of Ernest township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 36% lived in Missouri.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 109

Northeast: 6

Midwest: 13

South: 10

West: 3

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $85,000

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.3%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 52

Mobile homes: 4

Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4

Median worth of mobile homes: $85,000

Housing units in Ernest township with a mortgage: 4 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)Houses without a mortgage: 11

Year house built

1999 to March 2000: 0

1995 to 1998: 4

1990 to 1994: 1

1980 to 1989: 4

1970 to 1979: 18

1960 to 1969: 8

1950 to 1959: 4

1940 to 1949: 0

1939 or earlier: 21

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ernest township, Missouri:

1 room: 0

2 rooms: 0

3 rooms: 0

4 rooms: 0

5 rooms: 12

6 rooms: 8

7 rooms: 8

8 rooms: 4

9 or more rooms: 8

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ernest township, Missouri:

1 room: 0

2 rooms: 0

3 rooms: 0

4 rooms: 7

5 rooms: 4

6 rooms: 3

7 rooms: 0

8 rooms: 0

9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Ernest township:

no bedroom: 0

1 bedroom: 4

2 bedrooms: 16

3 bedrooms: 15

4 bedrooms: 4

5 or more bedrooms: 1

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ernest township:

no bedroom: 0

1 bedroom: 0

2 bedrooms: 8

3 bedrooms: 6

4 bedrooms: 0

5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Ernest township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 4

1 vehicle: 4

2 vehicles: 25

3 vehicles: 0

4 vehicles: 0

5 or more vehicles: 7

Cars and other vehicles available in Ernest township in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 0

1 vehicle: 7

2 vehicles: 7

3 vehicles: 0

4 vehicles: 0

5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Ernest township:

United States or American (28.0%)

German (20.0%)

Irish (16.0%)

Scotch-Irish (12.0%)

English (8.0%)

French (except Basque) (4.0%)

Canadian (2.7%)

Means of transportation to work:

Drove a car alone: 28 (54%)

Carpooled: 8 (15%)

Worked at home: 16 (31%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (63%)

Wood (37%)

93.5% of residents of Ernest township speak English at home.
4.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).